2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT SIZE THAN THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 6,500. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ UPDATED 03/28/11

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE AT A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL EASES TO THE FLOOR TO THE POINT IT IS NEARLY TOUCHING THE FLOORBOARD. THE TRUCK HAS THE TENDENCY TO LURCH OR EASE FORWARD. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REAR-END ANOTHER VEHICLE WHILE STOPPED OR A PEDESTRIAN. I ONLY HAVE 3500 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND IT JUST STARTED. IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS GROWING, BUT TOYOTA REFUSES TO ADDRESS. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA THAT HAS ABOUT 10,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO I STARTED NOTICING THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY HAVE A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. IT HAPPENS MAINLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN SITTING ALL DAY. IT'S KIND OF SCARY BECAUSE WHEN YOU ARE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN THE TRUCK WILL ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE NO POWER AND THEN IT WILL JOLT FORWARD. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE COMING ON AND THAT'S USUALLY THE ONLY WAY THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX PROBLEMS. I HAVE READ A FEW FORUMS THAT TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, ONE GUY SAID HE HAD HIS TRUCK IN AND OUT OF THE DEALER FOR 4 MONTHS AND THEY BASICALLY RIPPED HIS WHOLE TRUCK APART. THEY FINALLY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE WIRE HARNESS UNDER THE DASH THAT GOES TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS LOOSE AND CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I CALLED TOYOTA AND THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE NOT HAD ENOUGH COMPLAINTS YET BUT WHEN THEY DO THEY WILL PROBABLY COME OUT WITH A FIX. I HAVEN'T DONE MUCH SINCE MAINLY BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THE DEALER WASTING MY TIME AND TAKING MY TRUCK APART. *TR

TOYOTA TUNDRA 2010. VIBRATION IN GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL ON ACCELERATION OR UNDER LOAD AROUND 1800 RPM. DEALER REFUSES TO DOCUMENT THE PROBLEM PER "CORPORATE POLICY." HAVE OWNED TWO TUNDRA'S PRIOR TO THE 2010 AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE IS A DEFECT THAT TOYOTA IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM 30 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED YET THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE SHOULDER, BACK AND RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATED THE FAILURE AND DETERMINED IT WAS CAUSED BY THE FLOOR MAT BECOMING LODGED BETWEEN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,500.

DRIVING ON THE EAST 118 GOING ON THE 3RD LANE JUST BEFORE DESOTO AVE. THE TRUCK STARTS TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND MOVED TO THE NUMBER 4 LANE, SAME THING--BED BOUNCE WAS VIOLENT FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE I HAD VERY LIMITED CONTROL OF THE TRUCK WHILE BOUNCING. I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THE BED OR THE BACK OF THE CAB TO SEE IF EITHER WAS AFFECTED. THIS IS NOT HOW A NORMAL VEHICLE SHOULD OPERATE. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA NEW IN JULY 2009. SINCE THAT TIME, THE GAS PEDAL ISSUE HAS BEEN SUPPOSEDLY REMEDIED TWICE AND THE FLOOR MATS HAVE NOW BEEN CHANGED OUT. HOWEVER, A NEW ISSUE HAS BEGUN RECENTLY WITH MY VEHICLE IN JULY 2010. WHEN DESCENDING MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS, THE TRUCK BEGINS TO SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I DO NOT RIDE MY BRAKES GOING DOWN THESE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAYS AND TYPICALLY SHIFT DOWN TO LOWER SPEED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ITS QUARTERLY MAINTENANCE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID I WOULD PROBABLY NEED A BRAKE JOB AND I REPLIED THAT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE AS THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 15K MILES AND I AM NOT HARD ON BRAKES. I ASKED THAT THEY CHECK THE ROTORS AS I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT BE WARPED. AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED THE VEHICLE, THEY FOUND A WARPED ROTOR AND MACHINED IT BACK TO TOLERANCE. A WEEK LATER, I AM DRIVING THE SAME MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE AND IT IS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING. I BELIEVE TOYOTA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES AND NEED TO BE CORRECTED. *TR

2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA CREWMAX, CURRENT MILEAGE 16,752. FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, WAITING FOR A LIGHT ETC. WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAT. THE VEHICLE STILL REMAINS BRAKED, EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL IS ALL THE WAY DOWN. RELEASE OF THE PEDAL AND IMMEDIATE REAPPLICATION OF THE BRAKES RESULTS IN AN INITIAL NORMAL PEDAL, FOLLOWED BY THE PEDAL SLOWLY GOING TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE ENGINE IS OFF AND THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FORCE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DOES NOT SINK TO THE FLOOR. SO FAR THIS DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE HAD ANY ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE NORMAL BRAKING. TOOK THE TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER, THEY TEST DROVE IT, SAID THEY HAD IT HAPPEN, BUT THAT TOYOTA BRAKES WERE DIFFERENT AND THAT THEY HAD ANOTHER TUNDRA IN THE SHOP WHICH DID THE SAME THING. THEY ALSO SAID THAT ANOTHER TUNDRA OWNER HAD COMPLAINED OF THE SAME ISSUE AND THE TOYOTA REP HAD CHECKED IT OUT AND DECLARED IT NORMAL. THEY THEN TOLD ME THERE WAS A 2ND RECALL ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REQUESTED THAT THEY PERFORM IT. I AGREED. LEFT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PAPERWORK STATING "NO PROBLEM FOUND". I WOULD ASSUME IT WOULD BE NORMAL IF THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR FROM DAY ONE, IT DIDN'T. I WOULD PRESUME THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS FINE AS THE PEDAL IS SOLID WITH THE ENGINE OFF. MAYBE A SEAL LEAK WITHIN THE ABS BLOCK? NO APPARENT BRAKE FLUID LOSS, THE RESERVOIR HAS NOT DROPPED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STICKER LOCATED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE INDICATING THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT LOAD CAPACITY WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE WEIGHT CAPACITY ON THE STICKER AFFIXED TO THE FRONT INTERIOR DOOR. THE SPARE TIRE EXHIBITED A DIFFERENT TREAD PATTERN THAN THE FOUR TIRES EQUIPPED ON THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FAILURES AT THIS TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA TUNDRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOW STICKER DISPLAYED THAT THE PAYLOAD CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE WAS 1640 LBS; HOWEVER, THE STICKER ON THE DOORS DISPLAYED THAT THE COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT EXCEED 1380 LBS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE; HOWEVER, HE SHOULD NOT EXCEED A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 1380 LBS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE ORIGINAL FULL SIZED SPARE TIRE WAS A DIFFERENT BRAND EQUIPPED WITH TREAD WEAR THAT WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE ORIGINAL TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE OWNERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNLESS ALL FOUR TIRES ON THE VEHICLE WERE THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IF HE DECIDED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH AN IDENTICAL FULL SIZE SPARE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,500.